Haley Reinhart may not have received a confetti shower at the end of her American Idol run, but the Season 10 third-place finisher says she got her “This is My Now” moment on Top 8 results night thanks to her “Moanin'” duet with Casey Abrams. In her long-awaited Idoloonies interview, Haley explains exactly how that performance came to be, reveals the movie-soundtrack hit she had planned to sing before switching to “Call Me,” and talks about the little coincidences that led to her legendary cover of “House of the Rising Sun.” Plus, Haley dishes the tough treatment she got in the latter half of the season from judges Randy Jackson and Jennifer Lopez, reveals a surprising wardrobe switcheroo she endured during Top 4 performance night, and (since Idol producers never bothered to tell us) shares what exactly she was up to before she auditioned for Season 10. Press play below on all five parts of the Haley Reinhart Idoloonies Experience, then hit the comments to share your thoughts. And for all my Idol and reality TV news, recaps, and interviews, follow me on Twitter @MichaelSlezakTV!

Thank you Pete!!!
I really wanted to save all of repad’s Haley videos because they are such good quality but I’m not very tech savy and really have no clue how to download youtube videos. So thanks so much for this!!!!!

Thanks Pete, It looks like CKX is starting to clear youtube of the shows videos, I thought they would wait until at least after the tour was over but oh well we can always repost just losing the view count hurt some.

I think Haley wants to wait until Chicago to break the news while Interscope wants to wait till closer to the end of the tour to make the official announcement for better PR effect, since it harder to do talk shows while the tour is still going on and some don’t go live again until Sept.
Haley got a bad deal on the talk show circuit due to coming in 3th and I would rather wait a bit to make it official if it helps her career get a better start.

Haley will be signed(if not already) and put out an album but timing for the best PR is always nice when you can do it.

Now that it looks like Haley is signed to Interscope which of their producers do you think could create an album and help forge Haley’s style into the proper songs for her? or would it be best to use an outside producer possible from the UK or independent label like Jim Jonsin of the Rebel Rock label since he worked with her a lot on the show.

It’s amazing to me that they wanted her for “blond fodder” from the begging and, hardly changed their minds. Sure the TV producers wanted a good show and had to showcase her talent in good placements and give her the final song when other singers couldn’t deliver but it really seems like the Music Producers had a big problem with her on.

I’ve been trying to think of a reason why but I’m finally wrapping my mind around a possiblity.

Really good singers who have the experience to learn a song as quickly as haley and bring interesting phrasing might make the ones that they want to sell look less interesting in comparison. They also can help bump out the ones they think have market potential entirely.

I bet the lesson they learned from Haley is that they better not bring in any kids who’ve been schooled in jazz singing and have had extensive performing experience on top of that. She sold herself as a blond bluesy fire-plug oddity and starts looking pretty in gowns and appealing to viewers who like country (with blue) and stanards etc and it messed their plans up.

Funny too that they’ve been picking these skinny good looking african american girls when there gotta be lots of girls with huge ( ; ) ) voices like Lakisha and Melinda (melinda you’re fit, but not the magazine cover girl without your voice) but they don’t want to risk having them get all the votes from people who really appreciate good singing of stuff that will never hit the pop charts.

Gone are the days when it was just about vocal talent. Could Ella Fitzgerald, Rosemary Clooney, Judy Garland, Aretha Franklin, etc., etc. be major stars today??? Looks are a huge factor in determining success now and fortunately for her, Haley is a beautiful girl in addition to having killer vocal chops.

I was a huge Melinda Doolittle fan, but as you suggest, if you don’t look like a Maxim magazine cover, your chances of achieving mega-stardom in the entertainment world are slim to none.

largely agree with you, especially for something like idol, which has an inherant degree of superficiality.
the only case where this might not be the true is if the female can actually write outstanding music, which sadly, doen’t seem to be that important to many.

What a great night for The Slayer in the Big Easy! She really gets into that sultry role she plays for HOTRS & BATJ…so at ease. I expect some more great vids to come out of there over the next few days. Still not tired of listening to her voice, no matter how many times I hear the song.

Just wanted to be comment #3601…and still waiting on an ENCORE interview w/Haley from Michael! If Haley has to come to you, she’ll be in NY again in August…and probably will have officially announced the recording contract by then, seems like a nice opportunity to follow-up Michael?

I gotta admit I breathed a huge sigh of relief when I saw that official announcement today. HALES YA BABY!!! Even tho the signs were there for weeks that she had a record deal, I was still worried. After the way she was shafted on the show, I was concerned it was gonna carry over into ‘real life’. Hahaha. I’m thrilled to death for Haley and wait with eager anticipation for new tunes from her. SHINDIG!!!!!

I am still here Haley. I check the site out for news on our girl. She is gonna be big!!!. Thank you for the New Orleans HOTRS I am from there and knew they would love her. So hope that guy is gone. What a loser. That was a very odd time on these posts but hope everything from here on will be good. Go Haley!!! Will be buying that album as soon as it comes out.

So you know you’re a Halien when… you don’t mind being stuck in traffic on the way home from work because it just means you get to listen to more of Haley’s itunes.
:D
As I was stuck in traffic listening to Bennie, it seems like it’s on fast forward now that I’ve heard Haley doing the live tour version. Hahaha.
Hey kids, sh-sh-sh-shayyyy-kit loose togethahhhh…
So awesome!

Have you considered getting a YouTube account? It would expand the range of devices the videos could be played on, since my iTouch doesn’t play it on his site and I’m guessing no other mobiles do it either. Just a suggestion.

she sure is.
and awesome she has been signed to a record deal and will take the time to release an album with her own stamp on it, unlike Scotty, Pia and Lauren who are just releasing whatever the idol machine thinks is right for them. Haley has a bright future.

Thanks so much for that interview in the Windy City. She is such a cutie. The site served its purpose. We got to see some videos from her tour and some interviews. We learned she signed a contract so I would not say the site ended with a wimper. Go Haley!!!

You said it, Go Haley!!!
Idoloonies Champ!
Most commented article in TVline history!
Record Deal!
woo hoo, that’s going out with a bang… just like her awesome swan song of Bennie and the Jets!
I’m so excited to see what the future holds for our girl.
HAY-LEE
HAY-LEE
HAY-LEE

I know this is a LONG time after-the-fact……and NO I’m not comparing these singers …..but the similarities (IMHO) are patently UNdeniable – much like MamaSox and Bo Bice……Haley was simply too darned GOOD to win Idol plain and simple! I will ALWAYS be a fan so ROCK ON Haley!!!

Hey prick, did you not get the hint last time your post was deleted? If this thread didn’t have 1500 threads, you wouldn’t even post here. Stop trying to take advantage of some site traffic. There is no free advertising. F-off.

No, this is what happens when someone is blocked, AND their comment is deleted.

First time I noticed it was on Lauren’s Idoloonies. Someone came in and posted in all caps that Lauren was a fat…etc. Was really obnoxious. After that, the comment was gone, and all the reactions to it appeared at the end of the comments…slightly different this time ’cause there are so many dang comments.

@ Julie
I was there about the time it happened. He did what I did (I didn’t know it was wrong at the time).

I don’t know for sure, but he and another started posting lists of links to Haley’s “jam band” performances. It was a couple of hours before the most comment list number was broken. Either someone complained or, posting consecutive posts with links is a no-no on this site.

You can see what remains are comments about “links”…I don’t know for sure.

@ Wisdom (or is it Wisdom Speaks)
It’s not about me…do you notice everyone posting under the broken part of this threa has no replies? Thnx for spreading more falsehoods against me….good way to spend time on a fan blog.

Guys, seriously you all just need to chill, and quit worrying about who might be a good guy vs a bad guy, Haley needs us to act like adults here and give her support, not get into petty squabbling over who is to blame for posts not working right.

Thanks Mia, I’m just an old fart, and kinda new at this fan site stuff, for the most part I have been enjoying all the Haley love, until the last couple of comments about assigning blame for god knows what, but if you say thats as the kids say “chillin” than thats good enough for me, I’lll take you at your word that this is normal fan interaction.

Paying a little bit more attention now, and you are absolutely right the reason these posts are not maintaing their proper hierarchical ordering has nothing to do with the target recipient of the post being blocked. Unless we have access to the source code underlying this forum’s comment logic, any attempt to opine on the cause of the problem would be indulging in idle speculation. Also you made the distinction of “us active posters”. I can assure you that this bug has nothing to do with someone being active or inactive poster.

Just for the record statements such as “Thnx for spreading more falsehoods against me….good way to spend time on a fan blog.” in my book would not fall in the category of chilled, but thanks for the input anyway.

Since I told you I was there, I’ll finish the story. It happened around page 9, you can see Acess linked to a guy’s website with Old Haley performances in ’09.

(they are unlisted vids so I felt weird going somewhere that was meant for private showing, but others have reposted them for public consumption on youtube).

They (Acess and another) started posting lists and lists of links. I had a feeling me doing the same thing got me banned but wasn’t sure. I wanted to let them know that was a possibility, but like I said I didn’t know.

If you notice there began to be excitement about breaking the record…I even posted the comment that breaking the record would be like “marking” this site, Haley territory….

Then all of a sudden it stopped at 1321. I don’t like to post just to post, I like to have something relatively interesting to add. So I watched without posting.

An hour goes by and that counter stayed at 1321. I suspected that either someone had hacked the site to stop Haley from breaking the comment record (Slezak conspiracy alarms on high alert ;) ), or the site went down. I went to early pages and responded to a comment just to see if I can, and sure enough I could, so no problem with posting, but the lists of links were gone.

A few hours later the comments restarted (I was asleep by then).
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Point of the story…the counts stopped at 1321 (9 short of the past record) for over an hour, and now at this typing we are 400 comments passed that LOL

@Tusk you are so full of anger right now, I was just asking people to quit blaming each other over the lost posts or whatever silliness was going on, hence my comment to chill.

I don’t think anyone is trying to fight with you or “defame” you. I have actually been following this forum since it began. I have enjoyed a lot of your posts, and enthusiasm for Haley and am glad she has your support.

As far as my proclaiming myself her number one fan I think you may have misread me there too. it’s not uno, its u no.. haley fan you know. It was my attempt to be clever with my tag. As far as I’m concerned her father is her number one fan.The love they showed for each other during her performance of the “Zeplin’ cover, was for the most memorable moment of the entire Idol 10 seasons and one of the reasons I’m here.

“You guys are starting to sound a little paranoid over who might be a bad guy vs good guy here. Seriously just chill, I’m sure things will get worked out, were all one big family here, and Haley needs us to act like adults and give her our support

I really enjoy posting on here with Haley’s fans, I try to be civil as much as I can, and most of that has paid off because I can have great civil discussions with people. If it’s true you’ve read this blog “since it began”, you would know that.

I do not take kindly to people taking shots at me…and in your case trying to cover yourself by lying. Don’t tell me that isn’t you. NO ONE spells “peace” like you, “piece”.

Unless, her Dad, her number one fan as you say, just happened to drop in and post practically the same thing as you, and sign off with “piece”. Just like you, what are the odds?

You do that as HaleyFan#1 AND haley fan u no, so don’t go that route either.

There’s a chance both of us might get blocked because of this ridiculous discourse, but I can’t sit here and let you lie un contested. If you want to apologise, don’t do it in a backhanded way trying to tell me you enjoy my posts. Just apologise like Wisdom did at the beginning of this thread. I have had great discussions with Mia too, so ask her.

So if I get blocked for defending myself and calling out the “misrepresentations” in your statements so be it. I won’t stand and take the lies. If I get blocked, thnx other Haley fans it’s been a blast.

Hi Mia,
Paying a little bit more attention now, and you are absolutely right the reason these posts are not maintaing their proper hierarchical ordering has nothing to do with the target recipient of the post being blocked. Unless we have access to the source code underlying this forum’s comment logic, any attempt to opine on the cause of the problem would be indulging in idle speculation. Also you made the distinction of “us active posters”. I can assure you that this bug has nothing to do with someone being active or inactive poster.
Just for the record statements such as “Thnx for spreading more falsehoods against me….good way to spend time on a fan blog.” in my book would not fall in the category of chilled, but thanks for the input anyway.
Piece.
Comment by HaleyFanUno – June 23, 2011 12:10 AM PDT REPLY TO THIS POST
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Here you are replying to my comment to Mia, Note your use of my tag

@HaleyFanUno
So, you’re saying I should NOT be annoyed when I suspect someone is trying to defame me? Besides, he apologised and I accepted. What isn’t “chill” about that?
Since you have said you are new to this, I advise you to stay away from commenting unless you fully understand what you’re commenting on. Otherwise you just come off rude.
Just for the record.
Comment by Tusk – June 23, 2011 12:28 AM PDT REPLY TO THIS POST

I don’t know what you want me to say: I started a conversation with HaleyFanUno, you replied to me as @HaleyFanUno

I have 4 or 5 posts now arguing with you over I’m not sure what at this point, but quite clearly the tag is HaleyFanUno

I verbalize it my mind as Haley Fan U Know, but if you want to insist I’m being error prone and typing HaleyFanUno instead of HaleyFan#1 I guess thats your prerogative, and if it makes you feel better that I be defamed, will no problem, I’ll boldly stand up relinquish and fame I have.

It’s been nice chatting with you late into the night, I actually have a job and have to get up in the morning so I am going to have to end this fascinating dialog now.

Dear HaleyFanUno,
If someone writes @[name], it means they are talking to you. Tusk was not using your tag, he was addressing you. It’s something that started on Twitter. Instead of typing “To [name]” or “Dear [name]”, a person types @.
Also, it is easy for many of us to confuse your tag to mean HaleyFan#1 because “uno” is Spanish for “one”. If you want to avoid future confusion, type it as “UNo” or “UKnow”. I’m sure the majority of people thought you meant “one” and not “you know” – I know I did.
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To Tusk,
I’m sorry it has become a harsh environment, but you do not make it much better by responding angrily. It’s best to avoid conflict and continue with your awesome Haley-loving posts.

NEW HERE? READ THIS:
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The posts at the very end are orphans — not new posts. They were originally replies to spammers and when they delete the original comment they end up at the bottom.
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(not directed at you personally, B-scot. Just making it clearer for other new arrivals. I was confused when I first encountered them too)

“I am going to join you guys in this little game soon. Where all going to have some more fun.”
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More threats. You think we’re abnormal for discussing Haley and her recent performances but you’re perfectly normal to want to throw a wrench in things.
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You are not.

James, you are an anti-Haley troll and not nearly as clever or mature as you think. Any adult that assumes the monikers of others to harass a group of like-minded people is someone that is emotionally immature. By the way, ASSHOLE, not spelling that word completely doesn’t make you a better person.

You have no principles james, as evidenced by what you have done here. But hey if this all makes you proud of yourself, that’s a real sad reflection of who you are as a person. Have a nice life asshole!